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Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 8.157

Hlādinī Gives Kṛṣṇa Spiritual Pleasure

“The potency called hlādinī gives Kṛṣṇa transcendental pleasure. Through this pleasure potency, Kṛṣṇa personally tastes all spiritual pleasure.

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta Madhya 8.157, translation

What the purport teaches

  • The potency called hlādinī gives Kṛṣṇa transcendental pleasure.
  • Hlādinī is Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure potency.
  • Through this potency, Kṛṣṇa personally tastes all spiritual pleasure.

Try this today

Read the translation slowly today, giving attention to how hlādinī gives Kṛṣṇa pleasure.

Ask yourself

What does it mean to you that Kṛṣṇa personally tastes spiritual pleasure?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.

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